Advances in flow cytometry for sperm sexing

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-10

  Sharpe, J C ^a,b   Evans, K M ^b  

^a Photara Technologies Limited   (New Zealand)

^b Sexing Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Gender preselection; Sort efficiency; Sort rate; Sperm sexing; Sperm sorting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX PRESELECTION; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 56549101077     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.09.021     Document Type: Article

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